U.S. Billionaire Distribution per 1,000,000 People (2022)
The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in
the world. It’s home to a diverse group of people that have a major
influence around the world. These billionaires can be found all across
the United States.
This visualization aims to show the
distribution of billionaires per 1,000,000 residents in the United
States. In doing so, it helps put into perspective which states have the
highest and lowest amount of billionaires. The state of Wyoming has
10.32 billionaires per 1,000,000 people. However, they only have a
population of 581,381. States like California and New York also have
4.77 and 6.86 billionaires per 1,000,000 respectively. On the other
hand, they have a very large state population compared to Wyoming. Only
8 states don’t have at least one billionaire.
Generally
speaking, the states with the highest amount of billionaires are in
regions of the United States that are very financially wealthy. For
example, California is home to Silicon Valley which is accounts for 186
billionaires. On the east coast, New York is home to 135 billionaires
because of its worldly renown financial district.
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Billionaire
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Population
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United States Billionaires by Business Sector
The
United States as a collective whole is filled with wealth. This country
is home to many billionaires that have made their living across many
different types of business sectors. This is one reason for the United
States’ economic growth and impact on the rest of the world.
This visualization aims to show how billionaires in the United States
made their wealth. The data is from 2022. Finance & investments is
the leader with 200 billionaires in this sector. On the other hand
metals & mining had one billionaire in this respective sector. The
thing that stands out the most is the vast variety of business
opportunities in which one can become a billionaire.
Data
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Billionaire
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Billionaires Age in United States (2022)
Age is a
very interesting characteristic regarding billionaires in the United
States. This country has a vast mixture of both old money and new money.
It’s created many age groups that hold wealthy individuals instead of
one specifically.
This histogram aims to show the breakdown of
billionaires’ age. Most of the billionaires in the United States range
in age from 60-80. The two outliers include an individual that is 25 and
the other that is 100. Billionaires’ age, range all over signaling
wealth amongst all age groups.
Data Sources:
Billionaire
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Average Age of Men v. Women Billionaires in U.S. (2022)
This visualization aims to breakdown the average age of all men and
women billionaires in the United States. Women billionaires have a
slightly higher average at the age of 67.25. In the United States, there
are 88 billionaires that are women. Men have an average age of 65.8.
However, in total there are is 654 billionaires that are men. As a
result, there are significantly more men than women billionaires in the
United States.
Data Sources:
Billionaire
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Amazon Stock Value
Amazon is a technology company
with many different products and services that is one of the most highly
recognizable brands in the world. Amazon was created by billionaire Jeff
Bezos who resides in Seattle, Washington. In 1997, Amazon starting
trading publicly on the New York Stock Exchange. Over the years, the
stock has fluctuated due to decisions made within the company and
different events that had an adverse effect on the world economy.
This visualization aims to show Amazon’s stock value over the years.
The stock value of a company is represented by its current value or
market value of the business. Every company strives for the highest
stock value possible. In the beginning, the stock value started off at
just seven cents. It peaked in July of 2021 with a value of $187.20.
Since then, it has steadily decreased since Mr. Bezos has stepped down
as CEO of the company. The company has an incredible 142,457% rate of
return for its investors.
Data Sources:
Amazon
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Amazon Company v. United States Company Averages
Business metrics is an essential tool to gauge the state of a business.
Some of these metrics include assets, market value, profit, and sales.
Assets refer to the resources owned buy the company. Market value is
determined by the value of the company in a financial setting. Profit is
how much a company earns from its product and services. Sales is defined
by any good or services sold.
This visualization aims to show Amazon company business metric
averages compared to other U.S companies. Amazon is being compared
against the top thirty billionaire companies in the United States
excluding itself since it would rank third amongst the group. Some of
these companies include Berkshire Hathaway, Apple and Microsoft for
example. One factor to consider is that all of the numbers being used
are in billions of dollars.
Data Sources:
Amazon
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